CONTENTS. 
Editorial — page 
Hints for September .. . ... ... 147 
A few Hints to our Headers ... ... 148 
Original Contribution — 
Some Facts about Beekeeping — H. Naveau 148 
Italian Apiary, Glen Hastings .. ... 149 
Black Ranges Apiary, Stawell ... ... 149 
Reports prom Australian Apiaries — 
Stewart’s Range Apiary ... ... 150 
Correspondence — page 
Misleading Reports ... ... ... 150 
Winteritg and Feeding ... ... 150 
An Apiary for One Hundred Stocks ... 151 
Extracts— 
Spring ... ... ... ... 152 
The Language of Bees ... ... 154 
Modern Bee Keeping ... ... ... 156 
Bee Flowers ... ... ... ... 158 
Useful Advice .. ... .. 158 
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